NEW YORK, April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Richard Fleischman & Associates (RFA), the trusted technology advisor for the financial services industry, today announced the merging of its existing IaaS and SaaS offerings into the RFA Hosted Cloud, a suite of remotely-hosted technology solutions specifically designed to meet the needs of financial services clients. RFA Hosted Cloud is a powerful hybrid of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) technology that combines several of RFA's most popular hosted services into an integrated product offering.

RFA Hosted Cloud provides a variety of file hosting, email and business software offerings with built-in backup and disaster recovery that are available scaled to the need of each client. As a Hosted Cloud client's technology needs evolve, that firm will have access to on-demand systems that are always up-to-date and compliant with the latest regulatory requirements. Built-in backup and disaster recovery means that firms have the power of proven technology ensuring their data is safe and available when a crisis strikes.

Behind RFA Hosted Cloud is over a decade of experience in fully-managed infrastructure. RFA Hosted Cloud gives users the flexibility to adopt the entire package or simply select the elements that they require. The solution is the only cloud-based, IaaS/SaaS offering for the financial services industry that leverages a privately-owned and -operated data center.

"RFA has invested more than just financial capital in the development of Hosted Cloud. We have invested the time and expertise of our technology team in creating a cloud infrastructure solution specifically for the hedge funds, banking institutions and other financial firms that make up our client base," said Richard Fleischman, President and CEO of RFA. "We are confident that RFA Hosted Cloud will provide users at organizations of all sizes with an enterprise level of reliability, security and compliance, allowing business leaders to focus on their core missions."

Richard Fleischman & Associates (RFA) has been the trusted technology advisor for the financial services industry for over twenty years. Offering a full range of technology solutions supported by industry-leading service, RFA meets the needs of the most sophisticated hedge fund managers, bankers and other finance professionals. Whether clients require on-site or cloud-based solutions, telephony or data systems, fully-managed IT or targeted project consulting, RFA has the expertise to meet the industry-specific needs of our clients. RFA is headquartered in New York City with a private, state-of-the-art data center in Purchase, NY. For more information, please visit www.rfa.com.